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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
9
A long, garbled column reviews U S politics and European affairs. It debates Chandler and Elkins on railroad investigations, crisscrosses Roosevelt era naval naming, and recounts the romance of Jerome Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patterson in Baltimore with national implications.
A garbled transcript quotes Secretary Shaw claiming tax policy could fund annual canal projects. The text then veers into era gossip about Colorado, Russia, and various leaders, with odd phrases and misrendered names suggesting a wartime or political bluff.
A historic overview tracks Madame Bonaparte's life from London to Dover, her birth of a son upon arrival in England, Napoleon's failed bid to dissolve their marriage, the imperial decree of divorce, and her return to America. Jerome Bonaparte defended his son's name while Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte was formally recognized. Charles J. Bonaparte, born in Baltimore in 1851, graduates from Harvard and rises as a wealthy independent Republican.
W N Mitchell elected president of the Georgia commission for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. A Virginian by birth, he is described as a loyal Georgia advocate and experienced railroad executive. The commission also includes O E Stevens W S Yeates Marlin V Calvin and H R Fields of Cordele.
The Constitution reports the Etowah Power Company plans to harness the Etowah river in Bartow County. Led by General A I Warner, the project aims to supply Cartersville with electric lighting and power, pave streets, and possibly connect Atlanta to Cartersville by electric line. The development promises new manufacturing growth for Georgia’s water power wealth and statewide economic strength.
The state executive committee of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative union will meet in Atlanta Monday at 1 o'clock. The committee includes S. Barrett of Thomaston as president, W. Quinby, Dunsworth, Cowan, and Boron as officers and organizers. The union aims to educate farmers and promote cooperation without engaging in mercantile business.
Nashville Tennessee June 2. Macay gatekeeper at South View Tennessee died by his own hand at an early hour. He was a Confederate soldier.
A collage of dialect reminiscences and moral parables from Georgia styled voices. The piece blends poetry and snippets about worry, faith, life after death, and hopeful lands, with lines about thunder in a cloudless sky and a preacher’s last testimony. It references Georgia phrases, religious hope, and optimistic visions of joy beyond hardship.
Georgia Janestown exposition commissioners held their first meeting at the state capitol to plan Georgia’s representation at Jamestown Virginia fair. W N Mitchell of Atlanta is president. others include Martin V Calvin Richmond secretary C B Stevens geologist W S Yeates and S R Fistols of Dooly. Executive Yeates named. Stevens treasurer. Legislature urged substantial funds for the display and for Jamestown.
Mrs J T Whitcomb traveled from Atlanta to New York after a cablegram warned of her daughter Miss Dorothy Whitcomb s serious illness while studying music in Germany She sails to Antwerp then proceeds to the bedside as her son Harry accompanies her A cablegram will decide if Mr Whitcomb returns home Dorothy Whitcomb a noted violinist abroad two years under Professor Mozer faces critical illness in a distant land
Lorena Aderhold of Gainesville public schools won the Georgia division prize in the United Daughters of the Confederacy essay contest. The article presents her full essay on the causes and events that led to the Civil War, with readers from multiple Georgia cities submitting entries and praise for the winner.
The commission debates a proposed protective policy favoring Georgia manufacturers amid a legal ruling by Attorney General lHfart that rates cannot be made solely for in state products. If pursued, jobbers outside Atlanta may protest to prevent Atlanta from gaining manufacturing advantages. Also noted is a bank charter issued for Brand Bank Serpany of Lawrerrerive Gel county with a $45,14 share, incorporating BE M Brand and others from Tawee vite.
Rev James E Finner, a northern evangelist, outlines a plan to base new church work in Georgia. He travels from Worcester Massachusetts and Atlanta to locate a Christian colony in Atlanta area, detailing aims, methods, and local site discussions at 2 3G Luckie Street.
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